Correction: Idaho Lawmaker Charged story

Updated
4:05 pm EDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019

POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) — In a story March 16 about charges against an Idaho state lawmaker, The Associated Press reported erroneously the nature of a federal court charge filed against Rep. John O. Green in Texas. Green is charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, not tax evasion.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Idaho state lawmaker charged with conspiracy in Texas tax fraud case

The lawyer representing a first-term Idaho state lawmaker charged with conspiracy in a tax fraud case questioned the motivations of federal prosecutors